Tag: bandits
Bandits attack mosque in Sokoto, kidnap worshippers
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked a mosque and abducted worshippers at Bushe in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
It was...
The walls are closing in on terrorists — CDS
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has said that the walls are closing in on those terrorising Nigerians.
Musa made this known...
Bandits kidnap ex-NYSC DG in Katsina
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted the former Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Maharazu Tsiga (retd), at...
Bandits pay chief N1.5m to establish camp
The Nigerian Army has disclosed that bandits paid a local chief N1.5 million to acquire and establish their camp in the Amar area of...
Security operatives kill 80 bandits, destroy camps in Katsina
Security operatives have neutralised no fewer than 80 bandits in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State.
The Katsina State Commissioner for Internal Security and...
Lakurawa bandits invade village, kill 2 police officers, rustle cows
Suspected Lakurawa bandits have attacked Natsini village in Argungu Local Government Area of Kebbi State and rustled unspecified number of cows.
The Spokesperson of Kebbi...
Bandits kidnap 10 passengers in Zamfara
Bandits have abducted 10 passengers and burnt their vehicle along Kaura-Namoda-Shinkafi Road in Zamfara State.
It was gathered that the passengers were kidnapped on Wednesday,...
Military: Bandit leader Bello Turji, dead man walking
The Military High Command has described the notorious bandit and terrorist leader, Bello Turji, as a “dead man walking”.
The Director of Defence Media Operations,...
Troops kill terrorists, bandit kingpin in Zamfara
Troops of 1 Brigade in Sector 2 Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have neutralised several terrorists, including a notorious kingpin known...
Bandits kill 4 NSCDC officers in Kaduna
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed no fewer than four officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in an ambush...